How many grams in 1 cup of brown sugar?
1 cup of brown sugar weighs about 213 grams (7.5 oz). Recipes assume it is firmly packed. Loosely spooned brown sugar weighs far less.
Cups to grams, for your ingredient
A cup of flour and a cup of honey weigh very differently. Pick the ingredient, enter the amount, and read it in any unit.
Weights are typical averages (US cup, 240 ml). Packing and brand change them by a few percent, so for baking a kitchen scale is more exact.
About brown sugar
White sugar with molasses, which makes it moist, soft and slightly caramel flavoured.
Measuring tips for brown sugar
- Press it firmly into the cup, because recipes assume it is packed.
- Keep it soft with a slice of bread or a damp paper towel in the bag.
- Light and dark brown differ in molasses content, not much in weight per cup.
What can replace brown sugar?
Mix 1 cup of granulated sugar with 1 tablespoon of molasses for light brown sugar.
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How many grams are in 1 cup of brown sugar?
About 213 grams using a US cup of 240 ml.
How many grams are in 1/2 cup of brown sugar?
About 106 grams.
How much does 1 tablespoon of brown sugar weigh?
About 13 grams.
Why does my result differ from other sites?
Packing, humidity and brand change the weight by a few percent. We use typical averages, so a scale is the most accurate option.